Tonga earthquakes

M4.4 earthquake 51 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 51 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga on Sun, Nov 10, 2024, 1:35 AM GMT+13 (12:35 UTC), 49 km (30 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.8 61 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-11-09 12:35:43 UTC
Depth
48.8 km (30.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
16.225° S, 173.400° W
Region
Tonga
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 12.4 km horizontally, 10.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
109°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.017 km NE of Hihifo, Tonga · 688 days ago · 95 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 4.5109 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga · 686 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.470 km S of Hihifo, Tonga · 661 days ago · 91 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 4.311 km NNW of Hihifo, Tonga · 658 days ago · 97 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 4.861 km NNE of Hihifo, Tonga · 652 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.539 km N of Hihifo, Tonga · 650 days ago · 72 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.699 km SE of Hihifo, Tonga · 650 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 4.278 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 645 days ago · 101 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 4.569 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 643 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.4110 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 638 days ago · 28 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 4.685 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 701 days ago · 38 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 4.3113 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 703 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 4.654 km W of Hihifo, Tonga · 709 days ago · 116 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 5.324 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 710 days ago · 96 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 4.455 km SSW of Hihifo, Tonga · 711 days ago · 83 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 4.2122 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 713 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.6102 km E of Hihifo, Tonga · 718 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.5111 km ENE of Hihifo, Tonga · 719 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 4.583 km SSE of Hihifo, Tonga · 722 days ago · 57 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nuag. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.